Mario Kart World's map is vast, but if you need a refresher on exactly where you are, the answer isn't totally obvious.

True. But that isn’t the point. See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is ...

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

But globes are bulky and cumbersome, so we still squeeze our 3-D orb onto 2-D maps. And thanks to a clever architect in Tokyo, we have a map that could change the world — or at least how we ...

Because previous world maps depicted only Europe, Asia, and Africa, this discovery warranted a new map. In 1507, German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller published one that included—and named ...

His real-world vlogs can be clumsy ... Open, if you’d like, Google Maps, and find Hochstrasse, a street in Ratingen. Activate Street View outside the Hotel Bergischer Hof.